How To: Approve Employee Timesheets

How To: Approve Employee Timesheets

When a pay period has ended, managers must resolve outstanding timesheet issues and approve their employee timesheets for payroll processing. This article will show you how to use the Timesheet Approvals dashboard to walk through the review and approval process.

Review To Do Items

Navigate to the My Mailbox icon to review and approve any outstanding Timesheet Change Requests or Time Off Requests.




1) Select the Timesheet Change Request or Time Off Request. 2) Review the details of the submitted change. 3) Select Reject or Approve.


When all of the outstanding Timesheet Change Requests and Time Off Requests have been resolved, go to the Timesheet Approvals tab on your dashboard.



Review Missing Punches and Exceptions

Review the Missing Punches and Exceptions widgets for any outstanding timesheet issues that have not been addressed.



Click on the More Actions icon (three dots) and select Open Timesheets  to edit the employee's timesheet.



Once finished, return to the Timesheet Approvals tab on your dashboard.

Approve Timesheets

Click the Unapproved Timesheet (My Team Only) widget title to open the timesheets report.



1) Click the header checkbox to select all timesheets. 2) Click the View button to view all selected timesheets.



1) Approve each timesheet by clicking the Approve button. 2) Click the arrow icon to go to the next timesheet.




If you need to review any time entries for employees who do not report directly to you: Return to the Timesheet Approvals tab and view the Time Entry Review (Not My Team) report.


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